Des Moines | |
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State | New Mexico |
Country | USA |
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Population | 149 |
Des Moines ( (listen)) is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is located on, and named after, the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 214,237 as of the 2019 population estimate. The six-county metropolitan area is ranked 83rd in terms of population in the United States with 699,292 residents according to the 2019 estimate by the United States Census Bureau, and is the largest metropolitan area fully located within the state. A portion of the larger Omaha, Nebraska, metropolitan area extends into three counties of southwest Iowa.Des Moines is a major center of the US insurance industry and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base. The city was credited as the "number one spot for U.S. insurance companies" in a Business Wire article and named the third-largest "insurance capital" of the world.
New Iberia | |
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Population | 32981 |
New Iberia (French: Nouvelle-Ibérie; Spanish: Nueva Iberia) is the largest city and parish seat of, Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) southeast of Lafayette.
In 1900, 6,815 people lived in New Iberia; in 1910, 7,499; and in 1940, 13,747.
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